Hi there. Could you guys help me figure out what this ball is? It is iron and a friend gave it to me without knowing what it is. It looks like something with story and history. Thanks.
If you get get some calipers on it and some exact measurements that would help. If it's a musket ball, it's a big one, it could be grape shot, but I think a lot of iron balls thought to be shot are actually mill balls.
The history of where he found it might help. But iron balls have many non-military applications and it's possible that yours might be more for industry than enemies.